THE VOYAGE OF THE RESOLUTION AND ADVENTURE 1772-1775. CUP 1961.
Royal 8vo. clxx + 1021pp. Colour frontis., 82 ills. and maps including some folding. From the Library of Ann Savours Shirley with her marginalia and several cards loosely inserted, inscription, remains of d/w. loosely inserted to rear, original gilt lettered navy cloth with gilt device to upper board, minor wear.
The Journals of Captain James Cook on His Voyages of Discovery, Volume II.
£150.00 [ref: 282274]
VIE DU CAPITAINE COOK, Traduite de l’Anglois du Docteur Kippis [Par M.J.H. Castera]. A Paris ... 1789.
1st French 4to. Ed. xxxii + 546pp. + [i]. French text. Some light browning, marbled e.ps., triple gilt rule edged mottled calf, some loss to corners and rubbing to edges, intricate gilt tooled compartments with gilt lettered title labels, some wear with loss to spines.
Scarce 4to edition, without the name of the translator to title page.
Sabin 37955; Beddie 37.
£350.00 [ref: 256712]
FORTY DRAWINGS OF FISHES. Made by the Artists who accompanied Captain James Cook on his Three Voyages to the Pacific 1768-71 1772-75 1776-80 Some Being Used by Authors in the Description of New Species. British Museum 1968.
Folio. xxxi. Port. frontis., 36 plates including some colour. Ex-libris Andrew David Lieutenant Commander Royal Navy, sl. rubbed and faded d/w. with minor marking.
£75.00 [ref: 279648]
THE CYLOPEDIA OF FIJI (Illustrated) Published under the Patronage of ... his Excellency the Governor of Fiji ... A Complete Historical and Commercial Review of Fiji. An Epitome of Progress. A Compendium of Statistics and Data concerning the Group never yet compiled or brought together in a Single Publication. Descriptive and Biographical Facts, Figures, and Illustrations. Cyclopedia Company of Fiji Sydney NSW 1907.
1st Ed. 4to. 8pp. + [iv] + 332pp. + [xx]. Adverts. + Free Part + [50]pp. Modern 8pp. ‘Index of Persons’ bound in at front. Profusely ills. Original upper wrapp. to Free Part bound in, modern silver letter black cloth.
£350.00 [ref: 290824]
1st Ed. 2 vols. [xxvi] + 166pp. + [xiv] + 305pp. 29 plates, 2 family trees. Very good in d/ws.
Lincoln Record Society, Volumes 95 and 97.
£25.00 [ref: 260981]
1st Ed. Sm. 8vo. xii + 169pp. Port. frontis., 6 plates. Light browning, original red cloth, paper title label to sl. bumped spine with sm. split to head of upper joint.
With the signature of Phyllis Kaberry to front free end paper. Phyllis Mary Kaberry (1910–1977) social anthropologist who dedicated her work to the study of women in various societies. Particularly with her work in both Australia and Africa, she paved the way for a feminist approach in anthropological studies
£25.00 [ref: 292285]
1st Ed. Sm. 8vo. viii + 278pp. + [ii]. Light browning, with the signature of ‘A. Sandback Oakfield’ to head of title page, gilt lettered blind embossed brown cloth, discoloured and chipped particularly to spine,
Fiji.
£75.00 [ref: 292277]
1st Ed. 4to. lxviii + 455pp. Port. frontis. Original navy cloth with red lettered label to spine and upper board, minor signs of wear.
£35.00 [ref: 292527]
THE DIARIES OF QUEEN LILIUOKALANI OF HAWAII 1885-1900. Edited and Annotated by ... Foreword by Thomas K. Kaulukukui, Patrick K.S.L. Yim, Dr. Claire L. Asam. Hui Hanai, Honolulu 2019.
Royal 8vo. [xxxviii] + 538pp. Port. frontis., profusely illus. throughout mainly from b/w. photos. Colour illus. e.ps., very good in d/w.
£35.00 [ref: 289279]
THE JOURNAL OF THOMAS WILLIAMS Missionary in Fiji, 1840-1853. Angus & Robertson Ltd., Australia 1931.
1st Ed. 2 vols. Large 8vo. [lii] + 278pp. + [viii] + ([279]-606pp. Port. frontis., 45 ills. and maps, many from photos. Light browning and spotting (heavy in parts) throughout, edges of leaves spotted, original gilt lettered burgundy cloth very lightly faded to spines.
£40.00 [ref: 290435]